áigemašiidna

Northern Sami

Etymology

From áigi (“time”) +‎ mašiidna (“machine”); likely a calque of Norwegian tidsmaskin, itself a calque of English time machine.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈaˑjːkeˌmaʃijtna/

Noun

áigẹmašiidna

1. time machine
   • 2017 June 8, Ávvir‎^[1], volume 10, number 103, TV/RADIO, page 14:

     Áigemašiinain maid muhtin dutki lea gávnnahan, sáddejuvo^[sic] Marty 30 jagi ruovttoluotta áiggis, jagi 1955.

     With a time machine a few scientists have invented, Marty is sent back 30 years in time, to the year 1955.

   • 2021 December 23, SamiMation, 0:14 from the start, in Lego Áigemašiidna - Sámegiel Animašuvdna (Samisk Animasjon)‎^[2], archived from the original on 12 October 2024:

     [Description:] Lego Pim hukse áigemašiinna ja mátkkošta sihke ovddas ja maŋos áiggis. Nagoda go son beassat ruovttoluotta dálá áigái?

     [Description:] Lego Pim builds a time machine and travels both forward and backward in time. Will he be able to get himself back to the present day?

   • 2023 January 16, Ingá Káre Márjá I. Utsi, quoting Lemet Máhtte Eira Sara, “Ellos eatnu – Historjjálaš filbma”, in Š Nuoraidmagasiidna‎^[3], archived from the original on 12 October 2024:

     - Lei duođaid dego livččiimet áigemašiinnain mátkkoštan. Buohkat ledje gárvodan dan áigge biktasiiguin.

     "It really felt like we had travelled with a time machine. Everyone had put on clothes from that period."

Inflection

Even a-stem, idn-inn gradation
Nominative	áigẹmašiidna
Genitive	áigẹmašiinna
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	áigẹmašiidna	áigẹmašiinnat
Accusative	áigẹmašiinna	áigẹmašiinnaid
Genitive	áigẹmašiinna	áigẹmašiinnaid
Illative	áigẹmašiidnii	áigẹmašiinnaide
Locative	áigẹmašiinnas	áigẹmašiinnain
Comitative	áigẹmašiinnain	áigẹmašiinnaiguin
Essive	áigẹmašiidnan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person áigẹmašiidnan áigẹmašiidname áigẹmašiidnamet 2nd person áigẹmašiidnat áigẹmašiidnade áigẹmašiidnadet 3rd person áigẹmašiidnas áigẹmašiidnaska áigẹmašiidnaset